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Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)
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West_Winger
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Just in this case, got to take each invasion on its own merit yeah. It’s not everyday you have a world nuclear superpower invading a nation unprovoked and threatening to hit the red button
Horatio Pugwash
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anyone?
That’s not happening is it, pointless comment
Behind Enemy Lines
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WW2 doesn't happen if not for the Treaty of Versailles after WW1. It's a delicate one as you have to do something but humiliating and financially destroying a country like Russia would probably come back to bite us.
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West_Winger
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Answer the question.
You just said that a country invading another country should be allowed to take over that country because they’re similar.
So presumably you’d have been happy for Germany to have taken over Britain in the two wars, yes? They have similar history to Britain. Similar in character.
Horatio Pugwash
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This. Maybe Putin forgot/ underestimated the power that the internet has. He no longer has the info control that the old dictators had through state run propaganda machines
One out of how many? 99% of us here think Putin is a ****.There has bee at least on eposter on this thread who made it clear he wouldn't.
United on this thread? You posted on the wrong thread or something..
Come on then, everyone is so keen to say let’s get in there, use force, show putin who the daddy is…..how do you all think that is going to go? How do you think this is going to end as it is now? How many more lives lost, buildings destroyed? And do any of you really think Ukraine are going to win this?
Honestly, a lot of you are living in Hollywood. It’s absolute shit that this has happened, it’d be awesome if Ukraine and the west joined forces and kicked the arse out of the Russian army and played football with Putins Head….it’s not going to happen though.
HarrogateMackem
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Maybe, but I'd argue allowing him to back off now (even if he is "saving face") is the best chance of a regime change. The anti-war sentiment is clearly there in Russia right now. Putin has never seemed weaker domestically. While he's at war they'd never depose him. But Russia has a history of changing it's leaders after failed military campaigns.
Horatio Pugwash
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2 now
I don't think many are advocating us joinig in militarily are they?
Harry Angstrom
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Ignore him. The thread is full of off topic stuff
I was literally about to post the exact same thing. What a bizarre comment to make.
Mercia Blackcat
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There is a famous story about the Sikhs when a large Muslim army was approaching. They were led by Satguru Gobind Singh and he sat listening to his devotees arguing over whether to resist or remain pacifist. After a while he stood up and said, "Forget your theories about violence and non-violence. Pick up your sword and fight".
Casualties of war.
Exactly this. Putin is lost when trying to persuade people without brute force.
Herberthall
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And it's the same old shit they say to each other everyday on every fkn thread.................................boring as!!!
There's definitely something in this. Russia ain't North Korea and there is now young adults who have never known the 'glory days' of the USSR. I hate social media in general, but it comes into its own at times like this. Children and young adults are more connected then ever, and I can't imagine many 20 year old Russians think it's glorious to be killing people next door and committing war crimes.
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